The Sticky End | Viognier

The Sticky End Viognier is a supremely delicate "sticky" with finesse and elegance. The 2022 vintage provided Ben with an abundance of outstanding Viognier winegrapes to make the sixth vintage of the Mr. Riggs Sticky End Viognier.
All of the fruit is sourced from Bosworth Edge Hill Vineyard in Willunga, a subregion of McLaren Vale. Inspired by the Italian Passito style, Ben has crafted a fruit driven sticky with less botrytis characteristics and more of a typical Viognier character. Carefully hand-picked into small crates and stacked to allow free air flow, the grapes were left for 3 weeks to dry out. These late harvested Viognier wine grapes were then crushed with care, pressed with panache and the juice joyfully let into French barriques (20% new) and left on lees for six months. As the ferment approached perfect taste pitch, the process was stopped. A fresh, fragrant style, crisp over the palate and sticky to the end!